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Hollywood North film workers reeling through two labour disputes BRENT RICHTER

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The lights have dimmed. The cameras aren’t rolling. And there’s next to no action.

Local film and TV production workers are reeling as two Hollywood-based strikes have put Metro Vancouver’s sizable film business into stasis. Strikes by members of the Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists in their labour disputes against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers mean only small, non-unionized shoots are still happening in Hollywood North. That’s a wrap Tony Lazarowich, a 37-year special effects veteran, had been preparing to shoot Final Destination 6 but has now been told not to expect to get called back to the set until 2024. “For any producers to forecast that as the worst-case scenario, that’s not encouraging at all,” he said. “It’s pretty bleak.”

Clare Husk, film co-ordinator for the City of North Vancouver, said it became clear that strikes were coming as early as February when the number of permit requests fell off. In the first half of 2022, the city granted 71 film permits for 94 days of filming, bringing in $274,422 in revenues. In the same period this year, there were just 27 permits for 29 days of shooting and $65,719 in fees collected. “Our numbers are hugely down year on year,” she said. “And in April, I did not have a single permit, which I have never experienced in the nearly 10 years I’ve been doing this.” Husk said the only film shoots happening now are commercials and independent passion projects that outof-work filmmakers are pursuing for the festival circuit. There are about 70,000 film workers in B.C., 5,000 of whom live in North Vancouver, Husk said. In 2020 (the most recent year of stats available), more than $110 million was paid in wages to workers with North Continued on page 26

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Seaspan launches world’s first electric tugboat

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It’s got enough power to push around an LNG tanker weighing close to 100,000 tonnes, but it doesn’t emit a whiff of carbon.

HaiSea Marine, a partnership between the Haisla Nation and North Vancouver’s Seaspan, has launched HaiSea Wamis, the world’s first all-electric tugboat. “This… will live its entire life on a zero emissions platform,” said Jordan Pechie, senior vice-president of Seaspan Marine Transportation. “It will change the game, for sure.” In their negotiations over the approval of LNG Canada’s export terminal, it was the Haisla Nation leadership that insisted the project have the least environmental impact possible, including the possibility of a zero-emission tugboat. Seaspan sought out naval architecture firm Robert Allan Ltd. to do the design and had the HaiSea Wamis build at a Turkish shipyard, where almost all of the world’s tugs are produced because of local expertise. (Yes, Seaspan, also owns a major shipyard in North Vancouver but it is fully booked for the years ahead making vessels under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy.) The name was chosen through a contest held by the Haisla Nation, which wanted the tug to honour Wamis, who, in their creation story, was their first ancestor to settle in what is now Kitimat. HaiSea Wamis made its first public appearance as part of a ceremony in July, sailing under the Lions Gate Bridge. Until the LNG Canada terminal is ready

Jordan Pechie, senior vice-president Seaspan Marine Transportation (left) and Vincent Percy, director of operations for HaiSea Marine, stand aboard HaiSea Wamis, the world’s first all-electric tugboat. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN for tankers, HaiSea Wamis will be put to work helping ships dock in the Vancouver Harbour. The surest way to spot HaiSea Wamis is to look for the tug that doesn’t have two massive smokestacks flanking the wheelhouse and belching out diesel exhaust. With those out of the picture, the tug’s masters quickly found visibility from the HaiSea Wamis unlike any other tug on the water, Pechie said. “Visibility is everything,” he said. “Especially when you’re ship docking, you

need to see all points of contact, you need to see your crew, you need to see the lines.” The captains have also had to adjust to the almost instant torque that electric motors provide, making the vessel far more responsive than what they’re used to, so much so the throttle has been designed to ease power up slowly. Inside, it’s still got that new tugboat smell. The quarters have four cozy but private bedrooms and bathrooms, where crew members, many of whom are Haisla Nation members,

will stay when they are on shift. Below deck, there are six massive banks of 5,300 kilowatt hour Corvus batteries– about the equivalent of 70 top-of-the-line Teslas running full time. The electric drive system boasts about 7,000 horsepower, but with a 1,000 to 1,500-tonnes reduction in greenhouse gas emission. And Pechie said it should produce about 33 per cent less underwater noise compared to a diesel engine, making it a friendlier system for marine life. The capital cost is for the world’s first all-electric tug higher up front, Pechie conceded, but the operational cost is much lower with break-even point coming after eight years, although Pechie added, other electric tugs designed for different tasks may reduce that number. And wear-and-tear and maintenance costs for their motors should be a fraction of their diesel cousins, Pechie said. Although there is no hard mandate, the International Maritime Organization has set targets for the marine industry to be at netzero carbon emissions by 2050 with zero- or near-zero-carbon fuels in use by 2030. For harbour work, tugs like the HaiSea Wamis, just like its namesake, will be a leader, Pechie said. “This model is the future. This is what belongs in British Columbia. For terminal contracts, electric tugs just make perfect sense,” he said, noting that 28 more electric tugs are now in production with some bound for the Vancouver harbour. “So it’s nice to know, we weren’t crazy. Smart people are copying us, which means we’re headed in the right direction.”

Burnaby, North Shore MP Terry Beech named to Trudeau’s cabinet LAUREN VANDERDEEN

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has welcomed Burnaby North–Seymour MP Terry Beech to the ministry in a cabinet shuffle July 26.

Beech is now Minister of Citizens’ Services, his first cabinet position. He’s Burnaby’s first elected minister, according to a statement by his chief of staff.

Citizens’ Services is a new portfolio for the federal government. Beech’s most recent role was parliamentary secretary to the deputy prime minister and minister of finance. Before that, he was parliamentary secretary to the minister of fisheries, oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard; to the minister of economic development and official languages

(B.C.); and to the minister of transport; and as parliamentary secretary for science. “Terry is known as a customer service-oriented MP, and now he can expand his commitment to Canadians on a truly national basis,” said his chief of staff Julie Astley. Beech began his political career at the age of 18 as a city councillor in Nanaimo, where he

served from 1999 to 2002. He was elected as MP in 2015, when he beat NDP candidate Carol Baird Ellan by 3,401 votes (he garnered 18,938). In the 2019 federal election, he won by 1,585 votes with a total of 17,770, and in 2021, he won by 5,127 votes with a total of 19,445, according to Elections Canada. Trudeau’s cabinet shakeup saw about three-quarters of

cabinet positions switching hands, with seven rookie ministers, including Beech, moving to the front bench. Jonathan Wilkinson, the Liberal for North Vancouver, will keep his post in cabinet as minister of energy and resources, formerly called natural resources. – with files from Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press

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West Vancouver resident Karin Ericson said she was attacked from behind after trying to support a bus driver by filming a group of belligerent passengers. NICK LABA / NSN

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Real estate agent Karin Ericson has had a more complicated work week than usual. Battling concussion symptoms, she’s had to get her daughter Cassidy to drive her to professional and medical appointments, which Ericson has navigated with stark bruising on her face and neck.

Ericson, a West Vancouver resident, says she received those injuries when another woman punched her from behind after she got off the bus at Park Royal, sending Ericson hurdling toward the ground and hitting her face on the pavement. Soon after, the alleged attacker was arrested by West Vancouver police at around 1 a.m. Sunday, July 23. According to police, the suspect is a 22-year-old woman from West Vancouver. She was subsequently released with conditions. Sgt. Mark McLean said his detachment is recommending charges of assault causing bodily harm. But instead of the spotlight being on what happened to Ericson, she said she wants people to focus on broader safety issues that played a role in leading to the attack. Bus driver tried to refuse service to ‘belligerent’ passenger Complications first arose when a group started to board a bus on West Georgia

Street downtown. As seen in video shared with the North Shore News, a woman in the group became angry during an altercation with the bus driver. The woman wanted to bring her dog on the bus, stating that it was her service dog. But the driver wasn’t continuing the trip with her on board. The woman told the bus driver that he’s an “idiot” and will lose his job. Ericson said the driver called security, asking for the group to be removed. A little later, several transit officers arrived. After a discussion, one of the transit security officers remained on the bus, and the trip continued. During this time, Ericson – who was returning home after seeing the fireworks with friends – said she started filming with her phone in case the bus driver needed support later in defending himself. As she filmed, Ericson said another woman from the group became aggressive toward her, telling her not to video them, and pushing Ericson’s phone away. When the bus arrived at Park Royal, “we got off and I was probably 10 steps away from the bus and from nowhere … [I was] just completely blindsided, hit over the head and thrown onto the street from the curb side, face down,” Ericson said. “There was blood everywhere. My face was on fire. And I turned around to see two girls running away.” Ericson said she ran up to a group of Continued on page 20

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A swimmer is missing and presumed drowned after an incident in West Vancouver, July 25. Numerous agencies, including the Canadian Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue, were called to the area off Dundarave Beach just before 5 p.m. Monday, July 25, after a report came in of a missing swimmer, according to West Vancouver police. The 85-year-old man, who was visiting from Ontario, was seen offshore, calling for help before disappearing. Despite the efforts of rescuers and a dive team, there has been no sign of the man since. “We all hoped for a better outcome and share in the grief the affected family is going through,” said Sgt. Mark McLean. “The victim is presumed to have drowned and the WVPD are providing support to his family and friends.” There was no update about the incident from police this week and no

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word about whether the man’s body has been recovered. On the day of the incident, there was no lifeguard on duty at the beach due to the rainy weather conditions, according to West Vancouver District. Lifeguard service is a seasonal service offered from the end of June to Labour Day Monday, weather permitting, according to the municipality. Spokesperson Carrie Gadsby said there are signs at the beach, indicating that swimming is at one’s own risk. “This is a very sad incident, and our hearts go out to the family and friends of the victim, and we extend our deepest sympathies,” she said. – Brent Richter

TEENS WARNED OVER ILLEGAL CAMPFIRE

A group of teens got a talking-to from District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services after they were caught letting a trailside campfire burn overnight in extreme wildfire risk conditions.

A hiker noticed the campers and their smouldering campfire and called 911 around 7:30 a.m. July 23, according to Assistant Chief Mark Dear. A park ranger led crews to the campsite near the Varley Trail. “Due to the current extreme conditions, results of the surface fire were deep into the ground, which required significant digging and water application,” he said. “The youth that made the fire were provided education on how their actions may have caused a significantly greater fire if it was left unattended.” Neither camping nor campfires are allowed in Lynn Canyon, Dear added. After a full day of rain July 24, the wildfire risk had fallen to “low” but Dear said it would take significant amounts of rain being absorbed by the forest duff to prevent the risk from quickly rising when the precipitation ends. Since April 1, 2023, there have been 1,454 wildfires that have burned more than 1.48 million hectares of land. Already, there have been three wildfires on the North Shore this summer. – Brent Richter

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esperately needed seniors care and health worker housing, child care space and a renewed Lynn Valley Legion. That’s a proposal set to go before District of North Vancouver council soon (see story page 10), and it should be a slam dunk. The debate at this point, however, is whether it is worthy of being expedited through the usual years-long process to get approved. Some neighbours and council members say no. It’s true there are some unanswered questions about the project so early on. It’s not clear whether it will receive outside funding to make it viable. But if the offer is as half as good as it appears, no one who is fit for council could say no. And the viability of the

project may be threatened by bureaucratic box ticking. The fact that we are having this debate at all is an indictment of the process itself. Our society faces tremendous and urgent problems right now, in our housing, in our climate and in our healthcare systems, yet our governments operate on systems that take years to reach decisions. In an emergency – and these are all emergencies – time is of the essence. Of course, a project such as this should sail through with as few municipal obstacles as possible. But as that happens, it’s time the district re-evaluated the process more broadly. While council ticks boxes, the clock is ticking too.

North Van gets starring role in wildly popular video game ANDY PREST

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Congratulations North Shore, we’ve finally made a huge impression on the global stage.

Sure, other things have gained our little not-quite-the-same-as-Vancouver corner of the world international fame before. Yeah that was West Van’s Cypress Mountain Resort playing a starring role in the 2010 Olympic Games as the ski hill that hosted special performances from the likes of Shaun White and a bunch of hay bales. And anyone of a certain age will certainly know North Vancouver as the home of Bryan Adams and Jason Priestley, two first-ballot inductees into the Jean Jacket Hall of Fame. And many of the younger generation will famously know the North Shore

as the place they will never be able to afford to live. And we can’t be that many years away from erecting a sign on the North Van side of the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge claiming “Welcome to North Vancouver, Home of Connor Bedard.” But all those things take a backseat right now to the starring role the North Shore is playing in a video game that is amongst the best-sellers of all time. Mario Kart has been a classic since I was a kid. I vividly remember firing projectiles at my cousins hour after hour in my Grandma’s basement. Then we’d play Mario Kart. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the best-selling version of the game by far, came out on the Nintendo Switch in 2017, and since then more than 50 million copies have been sold around the world. For those of you who haven’t played a

video game since Duck Hunt, a unique part of the modern gaming world is that games you’ve already purchased can get periodic updates and extension packs, and last year Mario Kart 8 Deluxe started releasing new tracks to spice up the beloved old game. Many of the new tracks take the cartoon racers through the streets of the world’s famous cities, including New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo. Earlier this month the latest wave of tracks came out and Luigi and his pals made their first visit to Canada, on the Vancouver Velocity track. The race course passes a couple of famous Vancouver landmarks – the Olympic cauldron, a parking garage – before quickly veering into “Vancouver Park,” which is probably Stanley Park, and features a “Grill” serving both “Meat” and

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“Fish.” Classic Vancouver. But the track gets very North Shore very quickly, with Lions Gate Bridge seen off in the distance as you pass through the park. And then you’re magically transported to North Vancouver, passing under a sign labelled “Suspension Bridge” to enter a long treetop section of track. It’s obviously the Capilano Suspension Bridge, with some animated improvements such as curves, bats, and an anti-gravity zone. All those things should really be part of the actual suspension bridge experience, considering how much you pay to get in there. (Just kidding, bridge buddies!) Seriously though, for a North Shore local it is pretty neat to get the opportunity to be a turtle skeleton driving a wheeled pirate Continued on page 9

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RE: Kirk LaPointe: Shouting Match Caps Off Drama-Filled West Van Evening, July 26 column I opened the North Shore News July 26 to catch up on events from across the region. But by the time I got to Page 8, I thought I’d grabbed a copy of the Enquirer. I’m sorry I missed the arm wrestling challenge in Act 1, because I used to pride myself on my upper body strength. I was, however, an active participant in Act 3, and it was far more exciting than columnist Kirk LaPointe’s recollection. As the mayor and I dodged profanity, we were hurled a statement that was categorically untrue. Mr. LaPointe could have corrected the misinformation and lowered the temperature, but he was gathering his next column from the sidelines. With headlines like that, you can sell a lot of toilet paper! If anyone wants to know what happened in West Van this week, please check the district’s website for an update, because in the midst of the media circus, we got a lot done!

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RE: West Vancouver Narrows Focus For Ambleside Local Area Plan, July 28 news story I read with interest Nick Laba’s account of last week’s West Vancouver council meeting at which the Ambleside local area plan was discussed and voted upon. Having studied the plan and watched the meeting, I must compliment Mr. Laba on his article. He truly captured its essence. I must also compliment staff and council on how effectively the planning process has progressed. While I am sure some rental apartment building owners may have concerns about the proposed rental-only designation for their properties, I agree with Coun. Peter Lambur that this is necessary to prevent these buildings from being redeveloped as condos with a loss of rental units. That said, I also agree with councillors who worry about restricting any new infill development on these lots to just rental. It would be preferable to also allow new condos and co-operative housing. This would result in more infill development and a broader housing mix appealing to West Van residents. Permitting ownership housing may also encourage building owners to undertake much needed renovations to these rental buildings, most of which were built before 1980.

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n n n Back in the real world, here’s a quick bonus kudos to Mount Seymour Little League for hosting a great 11/12 provincial championship tournament, and the Lynn Valley Little League team that made it all the way to the final before falling 4-2 against an extremely talented Little Mountain team, the same squad that made the Little League World Series last year. It was a tough end for a great Lynn Valley team that won the 9/10 provincials two years ago and has been gunning for the World Series ever since, but it was nice to see great baseball being played at a lovely North Shore park, with spectators ringing the entire field to catch the action. Andy Prest is the editor of the North Shore News. His lifestyle/humour column runs biweekly.

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Seniors care, worker housing on potential fast track in DNV submitting for consideration offers unparalleled community benefit. This becomes even more evident when we consider that the present site nearly consists of a parking lot and a small, single-level cinderblock building,” she said. “If not here on our lands, then where? And if not now, then when? We cannot afford to delay even further the ability to provide sorely needed seniors housing and other community benefits.” Vancouver Coastal Health is currently evaluating whether it will partner on the project and pay for the seniors care portion.

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A plan to redevelop the Lynn Valley Legion site with a new Legion hall, child care, and affordable housing for long-term seniors care and healthcare worker housing may be headed for the express lane with the District of North Vancouver.

The proposal includes two four-storey buildings with up to 96 long-term care beds for seniors and 16 to 20 non-market rental homes for healthcare workers, a new 4,000-square-foot Legion hall with a community kitchen, and a childcare space. The Legion has not yet formally filed its development application, but it has already found a champion on council in Coun. Catherine Pope, who brought a motion July 24 asking staff how the proposal could be expedited through the district’s usual process, which can take years to reach a decision and even longer for construction and move-in. Pope stressed that council

District of North Vancouver council is considering a plan to expedite redevelopment of the Lynn Valley Legion with seniors care and affordable housing for healthcare workers. NSN FILE should follow the recommendation B.C. Seniors Advocate Isobel McKenzie, who has called for a vast expansion in the number of publicly funded care beds. “I think we’re a community that cares for its seniors,” Pope said.

Lynn Valley Legion president Linda Findlay warned council that dragging the process out could jeopardize a lot of desperately needed amenities. “The current iteration for renewing our lands that we will be

Expediting project controversial Mayor Mike Little said he was open to getting a report on how the project could be sped up, but he warned district staff are stretched thin as it is, and he cautioned that he would not be in favour of forgoing a public hearing allowing everyone to sound off to council before they make a decision. “I don’t know how quickly we’ll be able to expedite it. Even if this

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project has overwhelming public benefit… I still think there’s just still going to be some necessary process in order to make sure that it’s built in the correct way,” he said. “I think we have an obligation still to go through the public hearing process when it’s a dramatic change.” Past proposals to redevelop the site with a new Legion and rental apartments have drawn rebuke from the nearby residents, with petitions racking up more than 2,000 signatures calling for council to reject the application. For some of them, the latest iteration is no improvement. Brandon Wong, who lives nearby, said he plans to go into seniors care nursing as a career for himself, but he told council the Lynn Valley Legion site would not be appropriate or fair to neighbours. “I don’t see any benefit that it has,” he said. “Frankly, it’s quite frustrating that it feels like we’re going to be pushed away from my home.” Continued on page 18

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CapU support staff return to work following tentative agreement NICK LABA

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Support staff at Capilano University returned to their jobs July 24 after nearly two months of a full strike over work-from-home provisions.

Picket lines came down after CapU and the MoveUP Local 378 union reached a tentative agreement on July 21, with both parties accepting recommendations from a mediator on the return-to-work protocol, a document that outlines various logistics and agreed-upon stipulations following a strike. “The agreement is one that works for the union, the university and most importantly, supports

the students who have chosen to pursue their education at CapU,” read a July 24 statement from the school. MoveUP also released a statement that day stating that the tentative agreement had been reached. Support staff would be voting to ratify it in the coming days, with the result of the decision being made public soon, said a spokesperson from MoveUP. While terms of the collective agreement were said to be worked out in a June 22 meeting, negotiations then focused on the return-to-work document. Especially at issue was language around if employees could be

disciplined by the school for any actions during the strike. According to documentation published by CapU on June 29, the union was “proposing language that offers blanket protection against possible discipline for employees whose conduct during the strike was unlawful. This would go against our values, the standards we hold ourselves to and the community we’ve built together.” When asked last week about fears of staff facing future consequences – formal or informal – for their involvement in job action, the university pointed to its previously stated position that CapU

has supported employees’ legal right to strike. “To be clear, the university would never take action against employees for simply exercising that right or expressing opinions about the strike,” the school reiterated from a July 13 statement. “Claims of retaliation for employees who exercised their right to strike lawfully are completely unfounded.” The union wouldn’t provide comment on the concerns expressed by individual members, “out of respect for the ratification process and as the tentative agreement is now in front of our membership, we want to ensure

the focus is on their turn to vote,” a spokesperson said by email. “We don’t want to influence that process – beyond recommending it. So our message right now is simply that it is time for members to vote – it is their decision,” the spokesperson continued. “Our union is pleased to have reached a tentative agreement on a new collective agreement at Capilano University, and we are recommending ratification of the deal to our members.” Staff were glad to be back on the job this week, as “they are passionate about their work and serving the campus community,” the union added.

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If you play your cards right (or wrong), you might just find yourself being ticketed or collared by the new top cop in North Van.

For Supt. Jayson Lucash, the newly appointed officer in charge of the North Vancouver RCMP, being the detachment commander is more than a desk job. “I come from a Mountie family. My father and my uncle and my brother and my-sister-in-law and my wife are all Mounties, and I had another uncle who was a civilian member of the RCMP,” he said. “I’ve always been a frontline officer and been in charge of frontline, forward-facing sections.” Lucash began his career with the RCMP in 1996 as a traffic officer in Maple Ridge. Since then, he’s taken on roles in almost every region of B.C., rising in rank and leadership positions along the way. Although he has been officer in charge at other postings in B.C., North Vancouver RCMP’s detachment is the largest one he’s led. Under Lucash, the North Vancouver detachment is reviewing how its response model is working. As the detachment commander, Lucash will also have to help plan around the RCMP losing its Surrey detachment, which is now transitioning to a municipal police force. Lucash said he’s fully in favour of the “civilization” of tasks that don’t require the presence of frontline officers. “’I’m a big believer in using best practices in concert with the local governments and communities, getting what works best

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RCMP Supt. Jayson Lucash has been named the new officer in charge of the North Vancouver RCMP detachment. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN in a police service model for the North Shore,” he said. “The more time that our membership has to do proactive police activities, the better.” In that respect, Lucash is putting his money where his mouth is, as he will still be going out on patrol when his schedule allows it, just as he did when leading smaller detachments. “I’ve always enjoyed being in uniform,

not really knowing where the day was going to take you,” he said. “I still pride myself on being able to sign into a vehicle … and responding to calls for service and being out there with the frontline members.” Out of uniform, Lucash said he and his wife are athletes with a great love of the outdoors and animals, including their three dogs and two horses. When they’re off duty, you’re most likely to find them on a lake,

cycling or hiking trails. “The North Shore is great – absolutely fantastic – for that. Let’s be honest, it’s pretty much world renowned for those types of things,” he said. And, although he isn’t much for doughnuts, Lucash said the bakeries and coffee shops in his new jurisdiction are a step or two above what he’s been used to in more remote communities. “I think my days of going to the coffee chains are long behind me. I’ve been introduced to some pretty fantastic coffee here on the North Shore,” he said. Lucash formally takes over the position from Supt. William Yee who was put on leave in October 2022, while the RCMP carried out a review into allegations of misconduct. The details of the allegations and the results of that review were not made public. However, according to the RCMP, Yee was later reassigned. Upon Lucash being named to the position, District of North Vancouver Mayor Mike Little and City of North Vancouver Mayor Linda Buchanan issued statements welcoming him to the top role. “I am confident that Supt. Lucash has the experience needed to bring leadership and stability to our detachment,” Little said. “Public safety is every community’s top priority. The North Vancouver detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police plays an important role in the protection of city residents and their property,” Buchanan added. “I look forward to continuing to work with him on matters of public safety, community policing, and social resilience.”

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CNV tweaks controversial St. Andrews Avenue changes MINA KERR-LAZENBY

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A year after a traffic-calming and mobility lane project raised blood pressure on St. Andrews Avenue, the City of North Vancouver is making some changes.

On July 24, city staff presented to council the next steps for the St. Andrews safety improvement project following community engagement carried out in March of this year. A number of changes to the road were proffered that were designed to keep both the residents of the street and the cycling community satisfied, including improving the alignment and marking of St. Andrews at Keith Road, improving

sightlines at intersections, and enhancing the pedestrian refuge at crossings to clearly delineate where it is safe for pedestrians to look both ways. Staff said driver speeds will be reduced with the addition of speed bumps and a raised crossing at 11th Street, while an increase of the roadway width, by a proposed 0.4 metres, would provide more comfortable conditions for drivers and cyclists riding downhill. The addition of delineators would also better define parking and improve sightlines, staff said. An amendment proposed by Coun. Shervin Shahriari and passed by council suggested that staff implement all design adjustments for the section of the road between Ninth Street

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Continued from page 10 Lynn Valley’s Barbara Haines also called on council to tap the brakes on the project, noting many neighbours have concerns about the potential height and density at the site. “The official community plan continues to state that any developments should respect the surrounding residential neighborhoods,” she said. But Don Peters, chair of the Community Housing Action Committee, told council he faces constant calls for help from seniors and their families looking for affordable care homes when none are available. “As we know, the pandemic revealed serious deficiencies and weaknesses in the long-term care system,” he said. “The longterm care situation on the North Shore is indeed dire and worsening by the day. Our district alone needs 276 of these care units. What will that number be a year from now? Or two?” Trudy Hubbard, past president of Kiwanis North Shore, said she agreed the neighbourhood needs both seniors and worker housing. “It takes a while to get these buildings off the ground, but we need it now. Living on the North Shore is no longer affordable, and commuting is next to impossible,” she said.

North Van council agrees Ultimately, district council voted 4-1 to ask staff to report back on how the Legion’s proposal might be expedited. Coun. Betty Forbes was the lone opponent. Forbes said there were too many ifs and unknowns about the current proposal and expressed sympathy for the neighbours who have been opposed to redevelopment plans at the Legion. “It seems to me the cart is way ahead of the horse here. It’s not that I don’t agree with the assessments and the needs that have been spoken to. I do. But I also believe in proper process,” she said. Coun. Jim Hanson said there was too much potential good on the line to risk losing it through a public hearing. “I think it would be upsetting to us and upsetting to the community if the benefits of a project of the type that’s being envisioned are significantly delayed due to delays in the process,” he said, adding that the need for seniors care is only going to become more urgent. “We’re marching towards the need for these types of facilities. It would be very foolish in my view of governments, including this local government, to not be alert to this demographic reality.” Couns. Herman Mah and Lisa Muri were not present for the meeting.

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Jim Pattison’s waterfront home sells for $1.75 MINA KERR-LAZENBY

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The former home of West Vancouverraised tycoon Jim Pattison has officially been sold.

It marks the closing of a chapter for a building that has resided at Ambleside’s 1448 Argyle Ave. since the 1950s, but not the shutting of the book completely – the sunny, beachfront abode is not done bringing warmth and comfort to the public just yet. The District of West Vancouver announced last week that the new owner will remove and store the yellow-shingled home until a fitting new location is found. It will then be handed over to a charitable trust, which will restore the building to its original architectural period and reopen it as a centre that will provide bereavement counselling for residents of Metro Vancouver. In a council meeting July 24, Mayor Mark Sager said “a number of people” showed interest in purchasing the home, but the new owner won by outbidding competitors with $1.75 to their dollar. “This is an extremely wonderful outcome

because the applicant plans to move the home by barge, and temporarily store it until a new location in Vancouver is prepared. There’ll be no cost of this move to the district,” he said. The district put the home on the market in June for just $1, providing the successful bidder would salvage and move it themselves once purchased. The property was bought from 94-yearold Pattison in January for just under $5.2 million, to make way for a project that would see a continuous public walkway and new park installed in its place along the Ambleside waterfront. “The acquisition of that home gets us one house away from completing a plan that started back in the ’60s to provide waterfront to all members of our community,” said Sager on Monday. Pattison’s history with the home dates back to the 1950s, when he bought it while working as a car dealer, using it as collateral to receive his first business loan. Speaking to the North Shore News in January, Pattison said some of the best years of his life were spent within those four walls.

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into the incident. “The event was handled swiftly and appropriately,” a spokesperson said. “Transit security rode the bus from downtown to Park Royal because of an aggressive passenger with a dog who was belligerent toward the driver and who refused to get off the bus before leaving the stop downtown.” TransLink – which oversees transit security and security policy for the West Van service – said the driver was consulted, and agreed to allow the other woman to bring her dog on the bus. Transit security can use discretion regarding its pet policy, a TransLink spokesperson said. In any case, Ericson said that drivers should be able to refuse service if passengers are anything but respectful. “We’re not allowed to enter planes if we’re aggressive or abusive. We’re not allowed to be in retail establishments … so why on earth do bus drivers have to put up with this? “They have no idea who they’re going to have come onto their buses, and how do they protect themselves and the public if they don’t have the right to make some calls?”

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Continued from page 5 transit security officers standing at the bus stop and pointed out the fleeing women to them. Security apprehended the fleeing women, Ericson said, and two witnesses pointed out the one who attacked Ericson, the one who was angry at Ericson for filming. Police were called to the scene and arrived shortly after. Firefighters also attended, who treated Ericson’s injuries.

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Progress on a delayed project to overhaul the ailing track and field area at West Vancouver Secondary appears to finally be around the bend.

At a council meeting July 24, Mayor Mark Sager said the district is proceeding to tender on the West Vancouver Place for Sport, following a council vote in private. “The new plan is for a six-lane competitive track and an artificial turf field that will be certainly a world-class training facility,” he said. “We expect we will have results from that tender process early in September, and that – all going well – will be the commencement of that long-overdue project.” The expanded plan also includes sports field lighting; spaces for long jump, high jump, triple jump, pole vault and shotput; as well as training areas for discus, hammer and javelin throw, according to a statement. Washrooms at the adjacent high school will be renovated to accommodate the facility. Previous plans didn’t include washrooms, change facilities or public

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A plan to replace the track and grass field at West Vancouver Secondary has been in the works for several years. DISTRICT OF WEST VANCOUVER viewing amenities. Extensive planning and fundraising for the project has been underway since 2015, with construction slated to begin last year. But the newly elected municipal council decided to expand the project’s scope this January, allocating an additional $80,000 to the $9.5-million price tag for work on the added scope and getting cost estimates. Then in June, West Van council allocated another $135,000 from the “existing, approved” Community Amenity Funds provision to be reallocated to finish the detailed design work for a design option outlined in a May

2023 staff report. While located on school district land, the Ministry of Education doesn’t fund sports fields. To date, funding for the project has been committed by the district, West Vancouver Schools, fundraising and private donations. In January, the district said that council will continue to seek other sources of funding to complete the project, and additional community information meetings will be held once more funding is secured. Dubbed the Harry Jerome Oval, the new track will be named in honour of the late great North Shore athlete.

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SHAPING A NEIGHBOURHOOD

West Vancouver narrows focus for Ambleside local area plan focus around corners to really create that central focus.” Hawkins said that these hubs will be considered in the context of Dundarave and Park Royal North, and that staff will work to highlight the unique aspects of each area in concert with one another. Staff will prepare more detailed illustrations of these areas during the next phase of the plan.

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Like a well-worn knit sweater that you’re reluctant to replace, consensus is growing in West Vancouver that its beloved Ambleside area is due for a substantive update.

District council and members of the community lauded senior community planning manager David Hawkins on Monday evening for his weighty update on the Ambleside local area plan. Following his presentation, which summarized public engagement while outlining a proposed framework and next steps, council voted unanimously to pass the eight recommendations in the report. Those include: having staff consider the province’s direction on regulating single-detached homes and discussing land-use options in five neighbourhood sub-areas; having staff draft bylaw amendments that would limit residential units to rentals on parcels with existing purpose-built rental; and having staff prepare a transportation plan for the area. Overall, support was strong, with some concerns raised over the relocation of a longstanding community church, displacement of some businesses by residential buildings and potential conflicts of interest with elected officials who own property in or near the affected area. Based on feedback to the early draft proposals, staff recommended the target area of the local area plan be reduced in size, removing the section north of Fulton Avenue east of 20th Street – nearly a third of the originally targeted area. Plan targets residential density, securing rental apartments and key business areas From there, Hawkins honed in on the lack of housing diversity in residential areas, outdated zoning affecting apartments, and how clearer commercial chunks could be carved out along the Marine Drive corridor. The current state of affairs shows a clear lack of housing diversity. In the study area, there

Seaside apartments in Ambleside catch the gleam of July sunshine. One of the key recommendations passed at a recent meeting will have staff prepare bylaws that would secure rental space on Ambleside lots with existing purpose-built units. NICK LABA / NSN are 481 single-detached units, zero coach houses and 26 “ground-oriented” units (roadhouses, duplexes etc.). From community conversations, what staff heard was that added housing makes the most sense if it’s close to transit, shops and other amenities. “There was interest in missing-middle housing, but not the apartment forms that some of the options have proposed for consideration,” Hawkins said. Beyond that, there is a range of options for adding some density besides the row house and townhomes shown in public documents so far, he said. Moving on to Ambleside’s apartment areas, Hawkins noted that high-level planning was done in the late 1950s, with most of the development happening in the ’60s and ’70s. Some of these areas were zoned specifically as apartments, and some fall under land use contracts, all of which will expire next year. Many sharing similar building forms, 55 of the apartments are strata and 31 are rentals. As it stands, there are “abrupt transitions” in these areas, regulations leave little flexibility for owners, and rental tenants are vulnerable to renovictions. “Right now, a rental building could be replaced with a strata building without any need for council approval under current

zoning,” Hawkins said, suggesting that one category of apartment zoning could be reserved to rental only. Staff also proposed a moderate increase to allowable density of new apartments, a moderate increase of the apartment area, as well as opening the portfolio of options to include more building types less than 10 storeys tall. Characterizing the next part of the presentation as a design brief, Hawkins showed ideas for how two key locales could become more effective commercial hubs. Those are Ambleside by the Sea and Hollyburn Corner. Starting with Ambleside itself, he noted the high street is quite long – 3,000 feet, which is around twice the length of Edgemont. Staff are proposing to shorten it, while converting some of the space to residential, the 1800 block in particular. “We’re suggesting that there’s an opportunity to move to six to eight storeys on the sides to create that [housing type] variety, but also achieve rental,” Hawkins said. “Rental housing is very sympathetic to a business area. Renters tend to drive less, they tend to walk more, they tend to shop locally, work locally.” Regarding Hollyburn, Hawkins said it has a “gap-toothed” expression, “where there’s a missing piece in the retail landscape, and typically with retail we want to

Public feedback mostly positive, some concerns raised over displacement and potential conflict of interest While some comments and concerns were raised, a lengthy list of speakers generally voiced their support for the ideas in the report, while complimenting the efforts made by Hawkins and his team. Ken Vinal, a reverend at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, said the plan unintentionally excludes things like churches, based on proposed density for multi-purpose developments. But Hawkins said that the intent of the framework is written to enable what Vinal was proposing. Coun. Nora Gambioli proposed an amendment to formally address Vinal’s concerns, but it was voted down. Resident and former West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce president Maggie Pappas said one issue threatens the project’s progress, but could easily be corrected by following the provincial community charter. “Mayor Sager and Coun. [Christine] Cassidy share a perceived pecuniary conflict of interest, since properties you both own are squarely located inside the outline area for housing and commercial rezoning,” Pappas said. Sager has a commercial property at the corner of 15th Street and Marine, and Cassidy has a property on the 2000 block of Fulton Avenue. “This perception may prevail in media attention, that if either Mayor Sager or Coun. Cassidy were to sell their rezoned-area property, once this initiative passes, the profit will be substantially larger than today,” she continued. “Ignoring the appearance of potential impropriety

increases resentment and pushback in the community.” According to the Community Charter, locally elected officials with a financial interest in a matter that will be discussed or voted on at municipal council must declare those interests and not participate in discussion, vote or exercise influence on the matter. Responding to Pappas, Sager said, “Just one point of clarification: there is no proposed rezoning to my building.” Pappas replied that her point wasn’t that the building itself would change in a beneficial manner. “The point is that the whole area is in that zone. So everything receives an uplift in the area,” she said. “I hope as a council he will find declaring the conflict and recusal an easy solution, the only one that will stop accusations about profit from such an important initiative,” Pappas added. Cassidy contended that her property was on the north side of Fulton Avenue, and therefore outside of the local area plan study area. “So Maggie, guess what? I’m still included in the vote,” Cassidy said. Pappas replied, “If something were developed across the street from my property, I would definitely benefit from it.” As public input wrapped up, Coun. Peter Lambur began reading through the report’s numerous recommendations, with mayor and council commenting on, and then passing, each one. When he got to the fifth item – to have staff prepare bylaws, for consideration this fall, that would secure rental on lots with existing purpose-built units – Lambur paused to highlight its importance. “This, perhaps, is the biggest and most significant recommendation that we’re making this evening … the limitation on the form and tenure, to rental tenure, is a big move,” he said. “It seems to be so difficult to grow, much less maintain our rental housing stock.” After this recommendation – and all the others – passed, a full council chambers erupted with applause.

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Wolf Pack jumping up to Junior A for 2023-24 season ANDY PREST

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The North Vancouver Wolf Pack hockey team is dreaming of national glory following their jump from Junior B to Junior A this week as part of major restructuring of the hockey landscape in British Columbia.

The team’s move from B Lucas Barker slides a pass to Justin Lee in a PJHL playoff to A is the result of a transgame for the North Van Wolf Pack against the Grandview formation of the BC Hockey Steelers in 2019. The Pack went on to win a PJHL title that system following the recent year. The team will jump from the Junior B to Junior A level for the 2023-24 season. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN decision by the BCHL, formerly the province’s Junior World Junior A Challenge. A league, to break away from BC Hockey Samson said that the Wolf Pack will be and become an independent league. To fill gunning for Tier 1 Junior A status in the that void, all 45 of the province’s Junior coming years. B teams – playing in the Pacific Junior “Our organization is already in a great Hockey League, the Kootenay International position to make the transition this season Junior Hockey League and the Vancouver and beyond,” he said. “I think the Junior Island Junior Hockey League – have been bumped up to Tier 2 Junior A status for the A template is one that we’ve always tried to operate our team under, so I don’t think 2023-2024 season. it will create any great changes for us. “The Wolf Pack is extremely excited about this opportunity for our organization But I’m looking forward to seeing what it will do for our league and all the other and all three leagues in the province,” said leagues.” Wolf Pack CEO Dean Samson. “We have Samson said the Wolf Pack will set their always strived to operate the program to sights as high as they possibly can. prepare our players for what it will be like “Long range I’d love to see the Wolf at the Junior A level.” Pack, representing North Van, playing in In the coming years, some of the new a national championship at the Junior A Tier 2 Junior A teams will apply for Tier level,” he said. “I think it’s something our 1 status, with an “independent advisory organization can aspire to.” board” being used to determine which All of the new Tier 2 Junior A teams will teams will qualify for Tier 1 play. continue to participate in their established Those teams that attain Tier 1 status leagues as the Tier 1 evaluation process will then become eligible to compete for takes place, meaning the Wolf Pack’s 2023the Centennial Cup, Canada’s Junior A 24 PJHL campaign will look very similar to national championship, and players and previous seasons. coaches would be eligible for the CJHL’s

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Hiking 100 years ago The Wallace Shipyards Baseball Team

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Taking a celebratory photo after summiting of one of the many peaks that make up the North Shore In 1914, a group of men working at the Wallace Shipyards formed a baseball team, simply Mountains is a common practice for hikers today. But, did you know that a century ago they were named “The Wallace Shipyards,” and joined the North Shore Baseball League. The team doing the exact same thing?

disbanded after this first season, but reformed following the First World War.

Pictured hereby arestar 12 members of theWyard, Vancouver Section of and the Alpine Club of Art Canada in September In 1919, led players Jack Ernie Jolliffe ace pitcher Gourlay, the 1923 atop the Camel Head, a sub-summit of Crown Mountain. “North Shore Nine” went on to win the Vancouver Commercial League and the Senior The picture comesPennants. from an album of photographs by Beverly Cochrane Cayley, an amateur Championship The latter was wontaken in a series against the Vancouver Sun at photographer member of the club. Mount Cayley is named his 13-2 honour. Athletic Park,and which saw the Wallaces handily defeat the in Sun and 8-2.

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I happened across a reference to so-called Kootenay olives in one of the hundreds of vintage Canadian cookbooks that I’ve collected over the years. Culinary history suggests that during the early 1900s, land-locked Italians living in small Kootenay, British Columbia towns like Trail and Rossland brined firm cherries in much the same way as they brined olives in their beloved homeland. Since there were no olive trees in B.C., nor were olives shipped in, these resourceful gourmands apparently made do with what was on hand. It makes good sense actually, to brine cherries, because like olives, cherries are drupes – a classification of fruit characterized by thin skin, fleshy body, and a single inner seed. And like olives, cherries are small, firm, and have a sturdy stem that holds fast. For the past several years I have experimented making Kootenay olives using various varieties of local cherries, at various stages of ripeness, and at various times during the season. Early on, I locked down a lovely brine recipe, but perfecting the tooth and texture along with the sugar and acid balance, proved elusive. Recently, while noticing the too-long line-up for the ubiquitous large red-black Okanagan cherries at the Trout Lake Farmers Market, I was standing happily across the aisle, filling a large reusable bag to the brim with Klippers Organics’ gorgeous “Staccato” cherries. I love feasting on plump Okanagan cherries, but they don’t travel well, last for long before turning, and they don’t make good olives. Firm cherries like Rainers work quite well, but Staccatos are ideal – as if they were bred for it. Most certainly, Staccato cherries were bred for resilience, right here in British Columbia at the Summerland Research and Development Centre. Unlike most varieties of cherries, Staccatos don’t split in the rain, they don’t faint and shrivel in extreme heat and drought, and they travel very well. I am especially grateful that late-season Staccatos come to market at the tail end of traditional cherry season, taking the pressure off my back-to-back line-up of produce waiting to be preserved. Staccatos are bright red and

Kootenay olives in jars. LAURA MARIE NEUBERT extraordinarily juicy, and because their pits are comparatively small, they deliver more flesh, pound for pound, than what I’m used to. I left my cloth bag of Staccato cherries in the garage for five days, unrefrigerated, and nary a cherry was blemished, wilty or weepy when I retrieved them. The drupes looked and tasted as gorgeous as the day they were picked. Cherry prices have more-or-less tripled in just five or six years, and considering the changing climate and increased farm labour costs, the upward trend is likely to continue. Given the Staccato’s many economic, gastronomic, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory virtues, they are my new favourite cherries. With luck I can find a few saplings to add to our tiny home orchard. To make Kootenay olives: For each sterile 500-millilitre jar, use 225 grams firm sweet cherries (stems trimmed to 12 millimetres), one bay leaf, two slices fresh ginger, two teaspoons coarse salt, two tablespoons date molasses (or one fresh stevia leaf), 12 each coriander seeds and Szechuan peppercorns, plus an optional eighth preserved lemon (flesh and peel). Fill jars halfway with cherries. Arrange other ingredients decoratively. Add cherries to bottom of jar neck. Fill jars with 50/50 white vinegar and water (boiled, 250 ml per jar), leaving 12 mm headspace. Hot water process lidded jars for 15 minutes. We let cherry olives age for four to six months in the dark before gifting or enjoying with other mixed olives. Processing times vary by elevation. Check Canada’s Home Canning Safety Recommendations. Laura Marie Neubert is a West Vancouverbased urban permaculture designer. Learn more about permaculture by visiting her website upfrontandbeautiful.com, or email hello@upfrontandbeautiful.com.

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Economic consequences felt across several North Shore industries Continued from page 1 Shore addresses, according to Creative BC, the province’s film and creative industry marketing agency. The economic consequences of the strike, though, also extend to businesses that serve the film industry like post-production jobs, caterers, equipment rentals, cleaners, etc. Lazarowich said he has now had to lay off his staff. “It’s like we were during COVID, having to pay for rent and all the bills that any regular business has to pay for but with no light at the end of the tunnel,” he said. Julie McHaffie, who has being doing actors’ hair for more than three decades, said there is no film work on the horizon. “Usually I’m very, very busy. I had a massive year last year,” she said. “Now, I’m unfortunately unemployed.” Long-term problems A large number of people who work in the

Special effects technician Tony Lazarowich is one of many workers in the local film industry not working due to two labour disputes closing down all film production. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN

film industry are contractors who own their own businesses. When COVID-19 shut everything down in 2020, a “huge amount” of them took out federal loans to keep themselves out of bankruptcy, McHaffie said. Those loans are now due in December and it’s highly unlikely film workers will have earned

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enough this year to cover their debts, she added. While some laid-off film workers have transferable skills, the money they can earn outside the industry doesn’t compare. “I paid some of it, but not all of it and of course, I was planning on working through the fall and after Christmas,” she said. “People have bills to pay and it’s very worrisome.” McHaffie said she is looking to the federal government to further extend the payback period in light of the circumstances. The film industry is notoriously feast-andfamine, but Lazarowich now said he worries film workers will seek out new careers out of necessity and won’t be willing to come back when the strikes are over, making it harder for B.C. to land big productions with high-paying jobs in the future. “There’s lots of highs and lots of lows when it comes to work, but this is a very, very hard low,” he said. “I fear that a lot of really talented people are going to be leaving and the industry will suffer from it, and not

suffer just for a short period.” Union support high Lazarowich said it appears both sides in the labour disputes have “dug in” and aren’t negotiating, which is ominous for when a resolution may be reached, although he ultimately supports the union positions. People assume that actors and writers are paid handsomely, but that’s only the case for a small percentage of them, Lazarowich said. “These are just the bread and butter, working class actors who still have to have second jobs … to not live below the poverty line,” he said. “It’s a necessity for people to get paid fairly and I feel that the actors and the writers are not being paid fairly.” Despite the hard times, McHaffie expressed a similar sentiment. “I support the actors, and I support the writers immensely. Without actors, I don’t have a job,” she said. “I support what they’re trying to do, what they’re trying to say, because I see it in front of me all the time.”

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BATES, Carole A. December 2, 1951 − July 23, 2023 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Carole Ann Bates, born in Colne, Lancashire, UK. Wife to William Bates, mother to Victoria Nicole and Eleanor, grandmother to Avienda and Dean Lavoie. Carole was much loved by everyone who knew her and will be sadly missed.

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Carole will be laid to rest at Boal Chapel with a small gathering of family and friends on August 4th, 1:00pm, to celebrate her life. Flowers are okay, but donations to Covenant House are preferable.

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VOIGT, Carl It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Carl Voigt, beloved husband, father, and grandfather. Carl passed away on July 22, 2023 at the North Shore Hospice after a brief stay at Lions Gate Hospital. Carl was born on June 27, 1934, in Toronto, Ontario and was the middle child of Karl and May Voigt. He grew up in Toronto with his sisters Gloria and Mary. Carl met the love of his life, Joan, in Toronto. They went on to get married and have five children, living in Toronto, California, and ultimately West Vancouver. Carl and Joan celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary last year. Carl chose accounting as his career and pursued it with passion; he was doing spreadsheets and financial statements past his 89th birthday. Carl had a distinguished 55-year career as a Chartered Accountant. He was especially proud of being a founding partner in his accounting firm in West Vancouver. He is survived by his sisters Gloria and Mary, as well as his three children, Deb (Darrell), Laura (Brad), and Greg (Michelle). Carl was preceded in death by Joan (2023) and his children Carolyn (1987) and Bradley (1970).

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Carl was the ultimate family man. His greatest joy in life was spending time with his 12 grandchildren (Curtis, Carly, and Kaitlin Hetland; Connor, Clayton, Jacob, Quade, Ally, and Caleb Lycan; Donovan, Petra, and RB Voigt) who brought endless laughter and delight into the world. Carl was selfless and thoughtful. He will be deeply missed by his family and friends, who remember his unwavering devotion to those he loved. Carl enjoyed a good game of bridge, a round of golf, and lunch with the boys. His legacy will live on through the countless lives he touched and the memories he created.

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DUNLOP, David T. D. (Drew) August, 1955 - January, 2023 It is with much shock and sorrow that we announce the passing of Drew Dunlop in January, 2023. Drew was taken to LGH with back pain and within only a couple of hours he had a fatal cardiac arrest. Linda and Briana are grateful to have been with him. Drew grew up in New Westminster, received his Eng. degree at UBC then began his long and dedicated career with B.C. Hydro. He worked on many major projects throughout B.C. and enjoyed living in many of B.C.’s rural towns. He was in several management positions in Burnaby until retiring in 2020. In 1993 Drew and Linda were married. Three years later Briana entered their lives. The family lived in West Vancouver for twenty-seven years and travelled around the world, Drew siting his daughter’s education as the excuse! This quiet, kind, loyal and intelligent man found Bowen Island to be a place of peace, tranquility, hopes and dreams. He almost finished building a new fence for his puppy and had plans to renovate the house and construct a much dreamed about workshop. He could build or fix just about anything. The future looked bright indeed. Linda and Briana would like to extend our profound gratitude to the emergency department doctors and nurses at LGH for taking such good care of this good man. They were professional, kind, considerate and very caring. Thank you to Mike for Drew’s first and last trip in the Water Taxi and to Rebecca for her continuing support and friendship. Thank you to so many of our friends and family who have reached out to Linda, Briana and Lynne (Drew’s sister) during this time of grief. It is heartfelt to know how much he meant to so many. A Celebration of Life will be held in West Vancouver in September. Feel free to contact one of the family members for information.

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HOMER, Don March 11, 1940 - July 24, 2023 It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our father, grandfather and friend in his 83rd year. Don passed away unexpectantly but peacefully on Monday July 24, 2023 at Lions Gate Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Don was predeceased by his loving wife of 50 years, Johanne, just last year. Survived by son Kris (Charlene) and granddaughters Danielle and Elisa; daughter Karen Todd and grandson Matthew and granddaughter Samantha. The youngest of three children, Don was born to Ted (Slim) and Mary (Mitzi) Homer in 1940 and was raised in North Vancouver. A natural and gifted athlete, Don played College football in Washington State on a sports scholarship after graduating from High School. But he was perhaps best known as an amateur heavyweight boxing champion having boxed in the Canadian National Championships in Vancouver in 1964. Whether it be snow or water skiing, tennis or golf, Don excelled. Up until his passing he was an active member of a walking and fitness club. Don also had a great passion for vintage cars. We will all miss the rides through Edgemont Village or down to Ambleside on sunny days in his vintage Ford. Once Don met and married Johanne, he left his position at Belkin Packaging and returned to UBC in his 30s to obtain his MBA and eventually settled into a successful career as a real estate agent. He helped hundreds of North Shore families buy and sell real estate throughout his career. Charismatic and boisterous is an understatement. Don’s playful, teasing nature (no one was exempt) and dry sense of humour ensured a long list of cherished lifelong friendships. We will all miss the stories, antics, his endless enthusiasm and laughter… and for those who knew him best … his ape calls. Our family would once again like to express our immense gratitude to Dr. Susan Chow and all the medical staff at Lions Gate Hospital for their outstanding care and valiant efforts made on Don’s behalf in his final days. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that people donate to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. A private service will be held for family. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, September 24th, 2023 from 1:00-4:00 pm at Seymour Golf and Country Club at 3723 Mount Seymour Parkway, North Vancouver. Forever with Johanne now

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FAULKNER, Douglas Peter January 15, 1927 - July 10, 2023

JONES, Alan Morley January 8, 1927 - July 28, 2023

With great sadness we announce the passing of Douglas Peter Faulkner.

Alan passed away peacefully at North Shore Hospice. Alan was born and raised in Montreal and was transferred, with his wife and 2 children, to Vancouver in 1956. The family set-up digs in North Vancouver, expanded the family by 1 more, and never looked back. Dad was predeceased by his beautiful wife Sheila and survived by his 3 children, Nancy, Stewart (Boudina), and Donna (Brian), 7 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Dad was a keen business man who worked his way from draftsman to president of Grinnell Canada. Growing up in Montreal, Dad became an avid outdoorsman, spending his time hiking, skiing and canoeing in the Laurentians. Upon moving to North Vancouver with his young family he kept up the outdoor lifestyle with skiing and sailing out of West Van Yacht Club and becoming a member of the North Shore Ham Radio Club. There were always DIY projects on the go from finishing our sailboat to renovating the basement bedroom in our house. Dad was a proud 70 year Past Master of the Masonic Order. Dad was always happy when grandkids, great-grandkids, friends, or neighbours stopped in to shoot the breeze. The last few years have held challenges for him but now there is no pain. A special thank you to all his friends and workers who helped him negotiate these last stages

Loving husband of 56 years to Betty Anne Faulkner, father to Charlotte Faulkner, Sylvia Breckenridge and stepfather to Colin Little. Grandfather to Tiera and Erik Hermansen, Mikaela and Haley Breckenridge and step grandfather to Matthew Little. Brother to Stella Jenkins (predeceased), uncle to Melanie Page, Melvyn Jenkins and Glynn Jenkins in the UK. Doug grew up in London, England and joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) as soon as he was of age following in the path of his fighter pilot father (WWI). As there were too many pilots towards the end of the war, he became part of a special secret task force which mapped out misleading battle plans to distract the German army from where the actual attacks would be. With a scholarship from the RAF he went to Oxford to study engineering but became more interested in architecture and switched to the University of Durham where he completed his degree in architecture extending his stay into a graduate degree in Town Planning. He worked for various architecture firms in London between 1947-1957 until he came to Canada in 1957 to follow the freedom of modern architecture (eventually settling in West Vancouver). Working from 1957 and well into the 2000’s he concurrently had his own practice (modern homes for residential clients on request/various pubs around the province) as well as working for firms Hamilton & Doyle, Eng & Wright Architects, Peter Cole Architects, Walter Design Group Architects and lastly Dobson Moroz Architects. Some of the principal projects he was lead architect or co-lead included: Lions Gate Hospital, Burnaby General & St. Paul’s, Saanich Municipal hall (chief architect/which won for most beautiful building in B.C at the time), Granville Square Vancouver, Harbour Centre tower, People’s National Bank headquarters in Seattle, Hyatt House Hotel (including floating restaurant) in Richmond, Hemlock Valley (Architect and town planner) as well as town planner for the Village of Houston, BC. Various shopping centres such as Westlynn Shopping centre in North Vancouver to Eaton Place in Winnipeg, Manitoba were also his fortay. As he was very interested in mining and the stock market in his spare time he became a director of Quinto Mining Corporation (later taken over by Consolidated Thompson and then ultimately Cliff Resources). Known for his jokester sense of humour his favourite job title was “Scallywag” at the Sandpiper Golf course he lived and worked at (designing the proshop/offices/restaurant and completely renovating Rowena’s Inn into his 80’s). All friends, family and business associates are welcome to join us for a memorial and celebration of life on Friday, August 18, 2023 at the Sandpiper Golf Resort (Rowena’s Inn) at 2 p.m., 14282 Morris Valley Road, Harrison Mills, BC.

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In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Sheila Jones Seniors’ Fund of the North Shore Community Foundation or the charity of your choice. Celebration of life to be held at a later date.

MacCALLUM, James (Jim) James MacCallum (Jim) died on Friday, July 21, 2023 following a stroke some two months ago. He was 84. Born In Glasgow, Scotland, he is survived by his siblings Colin, Mike and Sally and his children Colin, Iain and Fiona all three still living in Scotland. Jim was a master professional photographer with a studio/store in West or North Vancouver. Until a stroke some years ago he was an ardent and very capable golfer. A celebration of life will be held at a date to be announced.

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REMEMBRANCES MCDONELL, Jeannine November 3, 1929 − July 25, 2023

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(Miriam) Jeannine, long−time North Shore resident, passed peacefully at her nursing home on July 25, 2023, at the age of 93. Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Christina Henderson of Kelowna, B.C. Wife to Donald J. McDonell, of Cornwall, Ontario, who predeceased her in 2003. Mother to daughters Christine Bridges and Barbara Graves and son Daniel McDonell (Sharon).

WILLIAMS, Donald Wynne Born February 10, 1934. On July 19, 2023 Don stepped from time into eternity - A man of faith and great courage. Blessed ones who mourn - wife Ann and family: Kim (Andy), Lisa (Ruben), Nathan (Diane); grandchildren Ben, Gabe, Joanna, Dan, Lydia (Bryan), Alex, Anthony and Angelina; 11 nieces and nephews. Don worked at Chevron, Canada for 45 years, enjoying the many men he spent time with there. He served with Hope For Today, Canada for 16 years. Also, with Lighthouse Harbour Ministries, boarding ships to share his faith with the sailors and invite them to the mission. Don’s home going is Saturday, August 5, 2 p.m. at North Shore Alliance Church; 201 East 23rd Street. Mark Peters and Dave Sattler officiating. Many thanks for the prayers, kind words and deeds of so many. (No flowers by request.)

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DERRETH, Reinhard 1928 - 2023 Reinhard Derreth was born in Berlin and immigrated to Canada in 1953. He would go on to study at the Emily Carr School of Art and begin a graphic design company. During a forty-year career, Reinhard worked with some of the most important Pacific Northwest Coast artists including Gordon Smith, Jack Shadbolt, Jeff Wall, Robert Davidson, and Bill Reid. He also designed 12 postage stamps for the Canadian government featuring Inuit art, as well as an iconic 1970s stamp of Louis Riel. Reinhard married the love of his life Doreen in 1965 and they were together for 58 wonderful years on the North Shore. Reinhard is lovingly survived by his wife Doreen; son and daughter in law Gene and Eleanor; grandson Tanner Derreth-Blair, and many friends. A celebration of Reinhard’ s life will be held on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at 11:00 am at Hollyburn Funeral home, 1807 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC.

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WARDLAW, Margaret Ellen May 23, 1948 - July 6, 2023 It is with great sadness that the family of Margaret Ellen Wardlaw (nee Tarves) announce her peaceful passing after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Margaret was born in Vancouver, BC, the second of three children for Hardy and Laura Tarves. Margaret is survived by her loving children Michael, Daniel and Jennifer; brother James (Leslie) along with several nieces, nephews, and friends.

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A32 | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2023

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AT HOME IN NATURE 3 BEDROOM + FLEX DUPLEX HOMES IN SQUAMISH PRICED FROM $ 1,468,000 Nestled between Whistler and Vancouver in beautiful Squamish, this striking collection of homes is designed for those who love spending time in nature. Plus, most homes have the convenience of a side-by-side double car garage for storing all your adventure gear.

OPEN 12 - 6 PM DAILY (except Fridays)

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